--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I've been lucky between 'Buffy,' 'Angel,'…" description: "\"I've been lucky between 'Buffy,' 'Angel,' 'Alias,' and then 'Lost.' The thing they all have in common is that they were all fearless. They were not afr..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/drew-goddard-8422_afraid_i-ve-been-lucky-between-buffy-angel-alia_1545791.jpg" --- # I've been lucky between 'Buffy,' 'Angel,' 'Alias,' and… ![“I've been lucky between 'Buffy,' 'Angel,' 'Alias,' and then 'Lost.' The thing they all have in common is that they were all fearless. They were not afraid to be different and try something different. Even if you didn't know that it was going to work, just try to do something new and fresh.” quote by Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/drew-goddard-8422_afraid_i-ve-been-lucky-between-buffy-angel-alia_1545791.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/drew-goddard-8422_afraid_i-ve-been-lucky-between-buffy-angel-alia_1545791.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/drew-goddard-8422_afraid_i-ve-been-lucky-between-buffy-angel-alia_1545791.jpg) > “I've been lucky between 'Buffy,' 'Angel,' 'Alias,' and then 'Lost.' The thing they all have in common is that they were all fearless. They were not afraid to be different and try something different. Even if you didn't know that it was going to work, just try to do something new and fresh.” [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. 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Complex and evolving characters. Playful language.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-postrel/the-mere-existence-of-buffy-proves-the-declinists-wrong-about-one/) [Virginia Postrel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-postrel/) > [In the 'Buffy' room, it was never about a plot twist, ever. It was always about, 'Tell the story, tell the characters, complicate their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/in-the-buffy-room-it-was-never-about-a-plot-twist-ever-it-was-always/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [Some of our best episodes of 'Buffy' were written over a weekend. You can really get in touch with your creative spirit when you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/some-of-our-best-episodes-of-buffy-were-written-over-a-weekend-you/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [My first Comic-Con was when I first met Joss Whedon: He introduced me to that world and I'd never been to a convention before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/my-first-comic-con-was-when-i-first-met-joss-whedon-he-introduced-me/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [The outside world is what kept Buffy and Angel from being together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-espenson/the-outside-world-is-what-kept-buffy-and-angel-from-being-together/) [Jane Espenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-espenson/) > [We had all been feeling this, about the Buffy/Riley relationship. It never had the fire that Buffy/Angel did. It wasn't really meant to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-espenson/we-had-all-been-feeling-this-about-the-buffy-riley-relationship-it/) [Jane Espenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-espenson/) > [“Tell me about last night so I can live vicariously through you for a minute before I go back to watching reruns of Buffy."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbie-bohrman/tell-me-about-last-night-so-i-can-live-vicariously-through-you-for-a/) [Barbie Bohrman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbie-bohrman/) > [It's TV shows like 'Buffy' and 'Angel' that usually have an incredible cliffhanger every commercial break that amaze me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-k-vaughan/it-s-tv-shows-like-buffy-and-angel-that-usually-have-an-incredible/) [Brian K. Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-k-vaughan/) > [“Don’t be afraid to be weird, don’t be afraid to be different, don’t worry too much about what other people think. Whatever it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terri-windling/don-t-be-afraid-to-be-weird-don-t-be-afraid-to-be-different-don-t/) [Terri Windling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terri-windling/) > [To love is something I was afraid to do but there is something different about you. You made me do something I swore not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/to-love-is-something-i-was-afraid-to-do-but-there-is-something/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Try not to be like everyone else because then youll just be a follower. Go out of your way to be different! Different means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/try-not-to-be-like-everyone-else-because-then-youll-just-be-a/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Do not be afraid to be different. Every man is born to do something unique and something distinctive, and if we do not do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-mamerto/do-not-be-afraid-to-be-different-every-man-is-born-to-do-something/) [Edwin Mamerto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-mamerto/) > [Don't be afraid to be different. Make your differences into advantages. It can and will work for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/don-t-be-afraid-to-be-different-make-your-differences-into-advantages/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More by Drew Goddard > [I just don't want to make the same old movies. I'm not interested in it. Directing's hard. It takes up a lot of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/i-just-don-t-want-to-make-the-same-old-movies-i-m-not-interested-in/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [You don't want to make a movie just to make a movie. You better have a point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/you-don-t-want-to-make-a-movie-just-to-make-a-movie-you-better-have-a/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [I think the thing I took most from game playing was just getting in the characters head. I took it really seriously. There's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/i-think-the-thing-i-took-most-from-game-playing-was-just-getting-in/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [A movie that's about other horror movies isn't interesting. A movie about who we are, is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/a-movie-that-s-about-other-horror-movies-isn-t-interesting-a-movie/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [That's the fun part about being a director. You get to say, 'Oh, now that I'm in charge, I can try and cast whoever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/that-s-the-fun-part-about-being-a-director-you-get-to-say-oh-now-that/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [Truth is, I don't like movies that are only good once; I tend to dismiss them. I like movies that get better the more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/truth-is-i-don-t-like-movies-that-are-only-good-once-i-tend-to/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [The more work you put in on your outline and getting the skeleton of your story right, the easier the process is later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/the-more-work-you-put-in-on-your-outline-and-getting-the-skeleton-of/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [I think so much of the horror film is about our primal instincts, and our primal instincts are not just towards violence. It's also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/i-think-so-much-of-the-horror-film-is-about-our-primal-instincts-and/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [Some people like when it rains a lot. Some people like sunshine. The idea that there's one, all encompassing afterlife is strange. It doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/some-people-like-when-it-rains-a-lot-some-people-like-sunshine-the/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [I've found that if you just try to make the film you want, you'll find the right audience. If you try to please everyone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/i-ve-found-that-if-you-just-try-to-make-the-film-you-want-you-ll-find/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [That's the thing about Lionsgate. They are fearless. No other studio would have made 'Hunger Games' the way they did. They're being fearless in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/that-s-the-thing-about-lionsgate-they-are-fearless-no-other-studio/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [If you worry too much about anything, you end up making bad movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/if-you-worry-too-much-about-anything-you-end-up-making-bad-movies/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [I love going to horror movies - especially when they are fun. I think that they get you in touch with sort of these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/i-love-going-to-horror-movies-especially-when-they-are-fun-i-think/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [We've always been a band who's taken forever to do things. After writing 'Persona' I think we wrote about four songs in three years!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/we-ve-always-been-a-band-who-s-taken-forever-to-do-things-after/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) > [I love TV. I've been lucky that I get to do both, and both have things I love about them, features and TV. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/i-love-tv-i-ve-been-lucky-that-i-get-to-do-both-and-both-have-things/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) [Explore all 81 Drew Goddard quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) ## More Afraid quotes > [It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elmore-leonard/it-took-me-20-years-to-buy-an-electric-typewriter-because-i-was/) [Elmore Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elmore-leonard/) > [“Carrie Fisher. “Stay afraid, but do it anyway.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-union/carrie-fisher-stay-afraid-but-do-it-anyway/) [Gabrielle Union](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-union/) > [I used to be afraid of my temper, but it turns out I don't really have one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-bell/i-used-to-be-afraid-of-my-temper-but-it-turns-out-i-don-t-really-have/) [Zoe Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-bell/) > [I get afraid of the dark if I'm in a great deal of dark, and I have to move around inside of that fear...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-ferris/i-get-afraid-of-the-dark-if-i-m-in-a-great-deal-of-dark-and-i-have-to/) [Emil Ferris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-ferris/) > [I am not afraid of praise, for I have practiced it on myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/i-am-not-afraid-of-praise-for-i-have-practiced-it-on-myself/) [Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/) > [I'm a pretty fearless person. I'm afraid of, like, creepy men in white vans and sidewalks with no streetlights. But I'm not afraid to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josie-totah/i-m-a-pretty-fearless-person-i-m-afraid-of-like-creepy-men-in-white/) [Josie Totah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josie-totah/) > [I will support my party when they are right on an issue, but am not afraid to stand up to party bosses who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darlene-senger/i-will-support-my-party-when-they-are-right-on-an-issue-but-am-not/) [Darlene Senger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darlene-senger/) > [Why am I so afraid to loose you,when you're not even mine?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/why-am-i-so-afraid-to-loose-you-when-you-re-not-even-mine/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I want to tell you, but I cant, becuase I'm afraid if I do you'll never treat me same the again](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cristina-orante/i-want-to-tell-you-but-i-cant-becuase-i-m-afraid-if-i-do-you-ll-never/) [Cristina Orante](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cristina-orante/) > [Mistakes I've made in the past make me afraid to try new things in the future. I want to be perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/mistakes-i-ve-made-in-the-past-make-me-afraid-to-try-new-things-in/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [“Humans are naturally scared and confused beings. They not only fear the unknown, as they live fearing themselves... ☥”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-marques/humans-are-naturally-scared-and-confused-beings-they-not-only-fear/) [Luis Marques](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-marques/) > [If you are too afraid of failure, you cant possibly do what needs to be done to succeed in living a fulfilling life. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melchor-lim/if-you-are-too-afraid-of-failure-you-cant-possibly-do-what-needs-to/) [Melchor Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melchor-lim/) > [We cannot be afraid of the dark that they live in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burnie-burns/we-cannot-be-afraid-of-the-dark-that-they-live-in/) [Burnie Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burnie-burns/) > [“I think the reason we're cruel sometimes is that we're afraid we're going to like something.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-berg/i-think-the-reason-we-re-cruel-sometimes-is-that-we-re-afraid-we-re/) [Elizabeth Berg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-berg/) > [I'm still with that feeling that I am afraid of doing the wrong thing, because somebody is going to punish me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eartha-kitt/i-m-still-with-that-feeling-that-i-am-afraid-of-doing-the-wrong-thing/) [Eartha Kitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eartha-kitt/) [Browse all 5,519 Afraid quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afraid/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been lucky between 'Buffy,' 'Angel,' 'Alias,' and then 'Lost.' 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